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ADA Accommodations
For First-Time and Re-Examination Applicants:
All information related to your request for accommodations must be uploaded to the Submittable Application portal at the time you file your application.
The only exception is for a disability that begins after the application date as a result of an accident or injury. The supporting documents must be complete. The outcome of our review will be communicated to you via the application portal.
You are required to submit the following information:
- A personal statement describing your disability and its impact on your daily life and educational functioning
- If you have received accommodations on other standardized exams, documentation regarding those accommodations
- A completed certification of prior test accommodations if you received test accommodations in law school
- A complete and comprehensive evaluation from a qualified professional documenting your disability
- Supporting documentation such as academic records; score transcripts for previous standardized exams; verification of prior academic/test accommodations; relevant medical records; previous psycho-educational evaluations; faculty or supervisor feedback; job performance evaluations; clerkship/clinic course evaluations; etc.
Please note the following:
- Ensure that the documents you send are legible (e.g., PDF files must be easily readable).
- Reports and correspondence from professionals must be typewritten on official letterhead, dated, and signed by the professional. Handwritten or unsigned letters from physicians or evaluators will not be accepted.
- Do ensure that reports, transcripts, or other multipage documents are submitted with all pages intact.
In addition, you will be asked for information regarding:
- The basis of your disability (i.e. what is your diagnosis or condition)
- What year you were first diagnosed with each disability
- What specific accommodations you are requesting
- Whether you have received accommodations in the past for standardized tests and supporting documentation
- Whether you received accommodations in any educational setting other than law school and supporting documentation
- Whether you received accommodations in law school and documentation from a law school representative responsible for student disability services
- You must include a complete and comprehensive evaluation
Rules and Instructions relating to a complete and comprehensive evaluation:
- Documentation from the evaluating or treating professional should be comprehensive and provide specific evidence of impairment.
- In most cases, the professional evaluation should have been conducted within the past three years.
- More recent documentation may be necessary for relapsing-remitting conditions or conditions that can change as a result of time or treatment (e.g., visual, neuromuscular, psychiatric impairments).
- In some cases, an evaluation that was conducted more than three years ago, with recent documentation indicating the impairment or disability is still present, will be considered.
- The evaluating professional should have training and direct experience in the diagnosis and treatment of adults in the specific area of disability.
- The diagnostic methods used should be appropriate to the specific disability and current professional practices within the field. The evaluation report should adhere to current professional standards.
- The qualified professional should provide their full name, professional credentials, current title, mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number.
A comprehensive report of evaluation should include:
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A description of the onset, frequency, intensity, and duration of relevant symptoms as well as the extent to which the symptoms impact your daily functioning across multiple environments (e.g., social, academic, occupational, etc.).
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A statement of the presenting problem and background history.
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A description of the assessment procedure as well as specific diagnostic tests administered.
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A detailed analysis and interpretation of the findings.
#5
Actual results (e.g., scores) of all diagnostic procedures and tests utilized in the evaluation.
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If a diagnosis is indicated, the evaluator should describe a professionally recognized diagnosis based on criteria outlined in the most current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) or the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD).
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A description of the full extent of the individual's functional limitations due to the disability and how it impacts the individual’s access to the examination under standard testing conditions.
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A description of the functional impact on physical, perceptual, and cognitive abilities in the context of the specific examination setting and format (e.g., computer-based examination; clinical or performance-based examination) compared to most people in the general population.
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A clear rationale for the recommended accommodations and/or assistive devices.
#10
Informal or non-standardized assessment methods, if used, should be described in enough detail that other professionals in the field can understand their significance in the diagnostic process.
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